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Pivotal
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adj. Vitally important; significant.
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Pivot
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n. A small bar or rod on which something else turns.
A person or thing on which otheres depend. v. To turn on or as if on a pivot. |
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Anonymous
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adj. Of an unknown source or unrevealed name.
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unknown
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Anthology
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n. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.
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Collection
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Conjecture
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n. A conclusion based on guesswork or unsufficient evidence.
v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
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disposition
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n. a person's usual mood; temperament.
A regular tendency or inclination. |
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Encompass
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v. To enclose or encircle
To include. |
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Extricate
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v. to free from a difficult or tangeld situation.
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generation
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n. One step in the line of descent of a family.
All the people born and living about the same time. The average span of time between the birth of parents and their childern. |
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Guile
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n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.
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Imperative
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adj. Urgent; pressing.
Having the power or authority to command. |
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Instill
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v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.
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Modify
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v. To make less extreme or severe.
To make changes in In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
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Prevalent
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adj. Commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced.
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Recur
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v. to come up again or to happen again.
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Spontaneous
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adj. Voluntary and unplanned
Occurring or produced without human labor. |
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Spontaneity
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n. The quality or condition of occuring in an unplanned way.
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